Yelena was born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine and is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English.  She has been a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey and Florida since 2004.  Yelena specializes in serving international clients, clients seeking investment opportunities, short sales and foreclosures, and beach-front and luxury properties in the Miami area. 

In the last five years alone, she has worked with over 100 clients, representing more than $25 million in sales.  Trained in classical piano, she has a bachelor's degree in Music Science from Belgorod School of Music. She also holds degrees in accounting and computer science.  She has been happily married for 37 years, has two children (a real estate owner/ broker and an attorney) and recently became a grandmother for the first time.